I'm not going to beat around the bush: I failed miserably in my attempt to stay away from the Internet in observance of Yom Kippur.

But, looking on the bright side: At least it kept me from eating. I even managed to go to a supermarket, then come home and whip up a batch of egg salad without so much as a taste.

At about 7 p.m., the family began to devour the platters of food that covered our table. We didn't come up for air for two hours.

When that was over, there were the traditional goodbyes and cleanup duties. Plus, I even stayed for the opening skit of the ridiculously named "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday," which will air live at 9:30 p.m. on for the next three Thursdays. They parodied the second presidential candidate debate. My favorite part was when "Tom Brokaw" called on audience member "William Murray" to ask a question. Viewers were treated to Bill Murray asking Barack Obama (Fred Armisen) and John McCain (Darrell Hammond) how they would ensure the Chicago Cubs would not lose again in the playoffs. Obama said it was not in the cards for the Cubs to ever win the pennant or the World Series, and their fans would just have to learn to root for other teams. McCain agreed with That One.

And that, my friends, is why I love SNL during election season.